Hanover among the winners at the seventh Public Affairs News Awards

Hanover, the MS Society, Cicero Consulting and Open Road were among the organisations named as winners at the seventh Public Affairs News Awards.

PubAffairs targets public affairs freelancers with new membership grouping

PubAffairs - the network for public affairs, government relations, policy and communications practitioners - has launched a sub-grouping for freelance, interim and ‘micro-business’ professionals.

'Unintended consequences' warning over lobby register

Plans to boost transparency risk having ‘unintended consequences’, an influential backbench Conservative MP has warned.

HOT TOPIC: Lobbying's reputation

We asked four PA pros who have held senior UK industry representative roles...: What specific practical measures would you suggest to improve the reputation of lobbying?

NEIL SINDEN: Protecting the countryside from parish to Parliament

Ian Hall interviews the Campaign to Protect Rural England’s Neil Sinden, a self-declared ‘policy wonk’ working overtime because of the Government’s controversial planning reforms

FEATURE: ‘Health in Parliament’ - politicians’ priorities revealed

Which health-related topics do MPs and Lords raise in Parliament? Here, Simon Gentry presents the results of research on this topic by his agency, and explains why they should matter to PA professionals

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Let’s make it the world’s best register

As the November edition of Public Affairs News is sent to printers, the Cabinet Office’s consultation document on the statutory lobby register is also, it seems, ready to be published. The final version will – we are promised – be with us before November ends. At last!